Thomas Rupprath (born 16 March 1977 in
Neuss
Neuss (; spelled ''Neuß'' until 1968; li, Nüss ; la, Novaesium) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the west bank of the Rhine opposite Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district. It ...
) is an
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swimmer
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from Germany, who is nicknamed
"The New Albatross".
Biography
He held the world record for the 50 m backstroke (
short course
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) with a time of 23.27 seconds set on 31 November 2002. This was broken by
Robert Hurley of Australia on 26 October 2008. He also held the 50 m backstroke (
long course
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) record between 7 July 2003 to 2 April 2008 with a time of 24.80 s.
With a time of 54.16 over 100 m backstroke (second behind Helge Meeuw) Thomas Rupprath managed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing. He also won the 100 m butterfly at the German trials.
Achievements
;Olympic Games
* Bronze medal in
2000 Sydney
* Silver medal in
2004 Athens
;World championships
* Silver medal at
2007 Melbourne
;World Championships SC
* Gold medal at
2004 Indianapolis
* Silver medal at
2000 Athens
* Silver medal at
2006 Shanghai
See also
*
List of German records in swimming
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* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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World record progression 50 metres backstroke
This is a listing of the history of the World Record for the 50 backstroke swimming event. Swimming World Records are maintained by FINA, the international sports federation which oversees the sport. World Records are recognized only in meter-cou ...
*
World record progression 100 metres backstroke
This is a history of the 100 m backstroke world record as swum in both long-course (50 m; Olympic) pools and short-course (25 m) pools—the two categories recognized/tracked by FINA.
Men
Long course
Short course
Women
Long c ...
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Neuss
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
German male freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers of Germany
German male backstroke swimmers
German male butterfly swimmers
Olympic silver medalists for Germany
Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
World record setters in swimming
Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in swimming
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